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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT ITEM NO. MEETING DATE March 1, 1988 SUBJECT: Lake Orange Road DEPARTMENT: Planning/County Manager/ County Attorney PUBLIG HEARIWG: YES x NO ATTACHMENT(S) : Copy of Preliminary INFORMATION CONTACT: Plan Eno River Estates Copy of Recorded Plat Just-A-Mere- PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH - 732-8181 Landing HILLSBOROUGH - 732-9361 Copy of Plat Lake Orange Road Extension CHAPEL HILL w 967-9251 MEBANE - 227-2031 DURHAM -- 688-7331 PURPOSE: To consider transferring title to property owned by Orange County of the land necessary for the right-of-way for Lake Orange Road from the point where State maintenance of Lake Orange Road. currently ends north to the point where it exits the Eno River Estates Subdivision. BACKGROUND: The County Attorney has been contacted by the attorney representing George and Marcia Lattimore requesting assistance. in acquiring an easement from Orange County to the Lattimores for that portion of Lake Orange Road traversing the property owned by Orange County which property contains the Lake Orange dam and spillway area. Previously, the Board of County Commissioners approved Eno River Estates Subdivision upon the condition that Lake Orange Road be publicly dedicated and improved to North Carolina Department of Transportation standards. Another condition of approval of Eno River Estates is that the bridge across the Eno River downstream from the spillway be improved to North Carolina Department of Transporta- tion standards. Also, the property to the south of Eno River Estates is owned by the Tolars and its status as a public right-of-way is not clear. After reviewing all of this it is the conclusion of the County staff that the best solution to the right-of-way questions surrounding Lake Orange Road is for all parties involved and with an ownership interest in the road to deed the property to the State of North Carolina and particularly the North Carolina Department of Transportation for public right-of-way purposes. The Tolars and the Lattimores have agreed to convey their interests in the property to the State for public right- of-way purposes and the State will apparently accept such a conveyance. In that regard, the County Attorney spoke with J. M. Mills with the Department of Transportation's district office, concerning this plan. Mr. Mills indicates that the State has in the past accepted conveyances of the nature described here and more than likely will be willing to accept this conveyance.